Kent State University
Central Michigan University
Flashes Set For Road Match With Central Michigan
1/11/2021 5:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio- The Kent State men's basketball team hits the road as they travel to Mount Pleasant for a matchup with Central Michigan on Tuesday night. Tip time is scheduled for  4:30 p.m.
THE GAME
Kent State (4-3, 1-2) vs. Western Michigan  (5-6, 1-3)
Tuesday, Jan. 11 | McGuirk Arene| 4:30 PM
BROADCAST
TV: ESPN+
Radio: Dave Wilson (pbp), Kent State Radio, Tune-In
CENTRAL MICHIGAN HEAD COACH
Keno Davis
Record at CMU: 140-133 (9th season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 185-124 (10th season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
Kent State leads the all-time series with a 49-33 record.
Kent State is 8-5 against the Chippewas under head coach Rob Senderoff.
Last season the Flashes came away with a 79-73 victory in Kent
LAST TIME OUT
The Kent State men's basketball team dropped to 4-3 overall and 1-2 in MAC play after coming away with an 80-54 victory over Western Michigan at home on Saturday. The story of the game was Kent State outscoring the Broncos 53-27 in the second half, with their offense coming alive and stifling Western Michigan. Kent State was led by senior Michael Nuga who scored a career-high 26 points. Nuga also grabbed five rebounds and had two steals. Sophomore Giovanni Santiago added 13 points and connected on 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, while senior Justn Hamilton rounded out the double-digit scoring with 10 points and nine rebounds.
 On the season, the Flashes are shooting 45.9 percent from the floor and 32.7percent from beyond the arc. Defensively, Kent State has held its opponents to 65 points per game on 37.8 percent shooting from the floor and 30.7 percent from long range.
FLASH FACTS
- The Flashes have three players averaging in double figures in Nuga (19.7), Pippen (19.1), and Hamilton (10.6)
-Mike Nuga is coming off a career-high scoring game against WMU (26 pts)
- As a team, Kent State ranks 13th in the nation and lead the league in FG percentage (37.8)
-The Flashes are the 13th-ranked team in the country in rebound margin (9.9) and lead MAC stats
-KSU ranks 1st in conference stats in scoring defense (65.0)
- The Flashes are 3rd in the conference and 71st in the nation with with 7.9 steals per game
-As a team, KSU ranks 3rd in conference in forced turnovers (15.40)
-Flashes rank 14th in the country in total rebounds per game (42.29) and rank 2nd in league stats.
-KSU ranks 17th in the nation and 2nd inleague in offensive rebounds per game (14.00)
-Senior Justyn Hamilton ranks 8th in the country in offensive rebounds per game (4.43) and leads the conference. He also ranks 41st in national stats and second in league in rebounds per game (9.1)
-Malique Jacobs ranks 21st in the nation and is 3rd conference stats in steals per game (2.29)
SCOUTING CENTRAL MICHIGAN
The Chippewas, stand( 5-6,1-3 MAC) under the direction of nine-year head coach Keno Davis after falling to Bowling Green, 93-65Â Â The Falcons pulled away to an eight-point lead midway through the first half and were up 15, 44-29, at halftime. They bumped their lead to 19, 53-34, four minutes into the second half and the Chippewas never got closer than 17 points the rest of the way. The Chippewas shot 30 percent from the field overall and made just three of their 16 3-point attempts (18.8 percent).
Travon Broadway Jr. scored 19 points to lead the Chippewas. Meikkel Murray added 14 and Caleb Huffman and Caleb Hodgson finished with 10 each.
Defensively, CMU has held its opponents to score 76.2 per game on 43.8 percent shooting from the field and 33.9 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The Chippewas have 147 turnovers (13.4 tpg) while collecting 97 steals (8.8 stl/g) On the glass, the Chippewas have out-rebounded their opponents 430-424 for a +0.5.
WAYS TO FOLLOW
Listen: https://kentstatesports.com/watch/?Live=302&type=Live
Live Stats: https://cmuchippewas.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
